Mozilla Suite & Seamonkey

[Leonard Chatagnier]

> --- Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
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> > > Message: 1
> > > Date: Sat, 28 Oct 2006 14:15:45 +1300
> > > From: Rebel Lion <obsidion at ihug.co.nz>
> > 
> > > Rebel Lion <obsidion at ihug.co.nz> wrote:
> > > On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 17:06:21 -0700 (PDT)
> > > Leonard Chatagnier <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Just discovered that Seamonkey is the new
> > Mozilla
> > > > Suite.
> > > > It's not available, AFAICT, in Kubuntu.
<snip[>
> > >   You can always install it yourself from the
> > tar.gz
> > > 
> > > Hey RebelLion,
> > Thanks for the reply. I may try to compile it but
> > need
> > some info before I do as have done so only once
> and
> > a
> <snip>
> You don't have to install the source...there is a
> tar.gz that is  a binary set.
> 
> You can install it in /opt /usr/local/ or even in
> your
> home directory.
> 
> I do the latter sometimes if I anticipate backports
> catching up with what I added.
> 
> (ex firefox 1.5 on breezy)
> 
> It helps keeping something in the home directroy for
> a
> while.
> 
> Bryann
Thanks Bryann,
Appreciate the additional info. When I get around to
adding Seamonkey, I'll use the $HOME dir as you
suggest. Always wondered about when to use /opt
/usr/local/ and see now that it is somewhat optional.

Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net